Karen Lou Luna, PT 22027; The Board of Physical Therapy Practice hereby gives notice of the issuance of a Final Order on the Petition for Declaratory Statement, original Petition filed on January 19, 2017 and amended Petition filed on January 25, ...

 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

Board of Physical Therapy Practice

RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:

64B17-6.007Delegation to Unlicensed Personnel by the Physical Therapist

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Board of Physical Therapy Practice has declined to rule on the petition for declaratory statement filed by Karen Lou Luna, PT 22027 on January 19, 2017. The following is a summary of the agency’s declination of the petition:

The Board of Physical Therapy Practice hereby gives notice of the issuance of a Final Order on the Petition for Declaratory Statement, original Petition filed on January 19, 2017 and amended Petition filed on January 25, 2017, by Karen Lou Luna, PT 22027. The original Notice of Petition for Declaratory Statement was published in Vol. 43, No. 13, of the January 20, 2017 Florida Administrative Register, and the amended Petition filed January 25, 2017 after the Notice was published was accepted as the Petition which the Board would consider. The Board considered the Petition at a duly-noticed public meeting on February 3, 2017. The Petitioner sought a declaratory statement to clarify and obtain Board’s guidance on Rule 64B17-6.007 F.A.C. Delegation to Unlicensed Personnel by the Physical Therapist, specifically in mobility programs implemented by hospitals. The Board declined to issue a Declaratory Statement on the conduct and policies of hospital mobility programs using unlicensed personnel, and denied the Petition for Declaratory Statement. The Order was filed on February 28, 2017.

A copy of the Order Declining of the Petition for Declaratory Statement may be obtained by contacting: Allen Hall, Executive Director, Board of Physical Therapy Practice, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin #C05, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3253, [e-mail].